[ that's an intimacy rarely afforded even to her suitors, for as brief as each one was. and that old wizard paranoia lives in her, too; it isn't just the accomplished greats like Elminster and Mordenkainen. she thinks: he wants to read my books. he wants to learn my secrets. uncover something he can use back in Waterdeep.
she thinks: but he has been so forthcoming...
she has to kill that part of herself. the trusting part. ]
I do not think that is good idea... [ but, to dress it up kinder than, "I don't trust you", she softens it with gentle self-deprecation: ] I am poor enough host when I am awake.
no subject
she thinks: but he has been so forthcoming...
she has to kill that part of herself. the trusting part. ]
I do not think that is good idea... [ but, to dress it up kinder than, "I don't trust you", she softens it with gentle self-deprecation: ] I am poor enough host when I am awake.